Re: [Wikimedia-l] Surveys using third party tools on Wikimedia projects

That tool was Limesurvey. A. On Mon, 15 Feb 2021, 08:59 Philippe Beaudette wrote: > I would also like to add a bit of historical context. Many years ago, > when I worked at the WMF, we were using a FLOSS survey tool (I don't recall > which). We were fairly dependent on it, when one day

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Surveys using third party tools on Wikimedia projects

I don't live in a country where I need to be worried about the anonymity and privacy, but that doesn't prevent me from appreciating that there are people in countries like Myanmar, Iran, Syria, and many others who need the assurity of privacy to contribute to the movement. On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 at

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Surveys using third party tools on Wikimedia projects

I would also like to add a bit of historical context. Many years ago, when I worked at the WMF, we were using a FLOSS survey tool (I don't recall which). We were fairly dependent on it, when one day someone discovered that it was vulnerable to sql injection attacks and Tim Starling (I believe)

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Surveys using third party tools on Wikimedia projects

To clarify to anyone who doesn't want to read the actual proposal, which Fae did not repeat here: *Proposal* It is proposed that on Wikimedia Commons that there must be no promotion of surveys or questionnaires which rely on third party sites and closed source tools, such as Google Forms. This

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Surveys using third party tools on Wikimedia projects

I agree with Fae's proposal if we are using tools that exclude community members out of safety and privacy concerns then we arent fulfilling the equity goals. I also recognise that alternatives need to be available but with no incentive for them to be used then there is no development of such

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Surveys using third party tools on Wikimedia projects

With respect, Fae, if you're going to propose banning an existing solution, it is on you to propose a suitable alternative or at least a process to find it before the ban takes effect. I write this as a signatory of Free Software Foundation Europe's Public Money? Public Code open letter

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